As a challenge, I decided to see if I could prepare two Shabbat (sabbath) meals in an hour, not including cooking time.

Here’s the menu:

• Roast chicken with garlic, lemon juice, and oregano
• Potatoes in the pressure cooker
• Roast vegetables: Turnip, onion, garlic, beet, sweet potato, yellow pepper, rosemary.
• Cholent (a stew in the crockpot)
• Techina (sesame paste dressing).
• Cake, challah and soup from the freezer. I try to separate baking from cooking when I can, because they use different ingredients and tools.
• Salad, made by my kids closer to the meals.